Week In Review: A Look Back News And Events In Mill Valley

Monday, March 8

The Mill Valley Public Library will hold a virtual poetry book launch later this week featuring several renowned writers.

The virtual launch of "Why to These Rocks: 50 Years of Poetry from the Community of Writers," will be held Thursday on Zoom from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Tuesday, March 9

The Mill Valley Public Library will holdvirtual book discussionslater this month on the impact of a literary masterpiece of the past on race and civil rights in today's America.

The group will discuss James Baldwin's 1963 "The Fire Next Time" and the book's role in shaping conversations about racial justice that have inspired today's Black Lives Matter movement.

Wednesday, March 10

The 110th Annual Dispsea race has been postponed until later this year amid concerns about the coronavirus.

America's oldest trail race, originally scheduled for June 13, will be held Nov. 7 at 8 a.m.

Thursday, March 11

The Mill Valley Public Library will hold a virtual discussion group Saturday exploring the craft of poetry.

Participants will share their appreciation of poetry in a discussion of form, structure, and craft.

Friday, March 12

A Mill Valley company will cease using exotic skins amid growing pressure from animal rights activists, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said in a statement.

As a show of gratitude for no longer using exotic skins in its designs, PETA sent Samuel Hubbard Shoe Company a box of vegan alligator-shaped chocolates as a show of thanks.